Google’s reading mode brings a clean and distraction-free version to read on the Internet. Find out how to activate it easily.
Reading articles online can be an exhausting experience due to the number of distracting pop-ups, promotions, and ads. But fear not, because Google has a clever solution for us: the new Chrome Reading Mode.
Chrome’s reading mode allows you to see a clean, pleasant and distraction-free version from any web page. It is optimized for easy reading and customizable to your preferences in fonts, colors, and spacing.
Best of all, technically still allows display of ads and full load of the original page, if you need it, whether you’re actively interacting with it or not. You can enable Chrome Reading Mode right now on any computer running Chrome by following these simple steps:
Open Chrome on your computer and writes “chrome:flags” in the address bar of the browser. Next, in the search bar that appears at the top of the screen, type “reading mode”.
You will see the option “reading mode”. Click the box next to it and change its setting from “Default” to “On”. Finally, click on the blue button “Restart” located at the bottom of the screen.
After restarting Chrome, you will be able to find the new reading setting. To access Reading Mode on a web page, simply open any text-heavy article on the web. Look for the side panel icon in the upper right corner of Chrome, which is a box with a dark bar on the right side.
Click on that icon. In the panel that appears, click the dropdown menu at the top and select “Reading Mode”. Now you can enjoy a clean and nice version of the page you are reading along with the original version.
Not available on Android
Unfortunately, this feature is not yet available on Android devices. However, Android has its own reading mode, which works across all apps on your phone and offers a text-to-speech option to turn articles into custom audio. Explore the options on your Android device to enhance your reading experience on it.
Remember that with Google’s Chrome reading mode too you can customize the reading experience by adjusting the text size, colors, line height and spacing between letters within the panel. We recommend Always keep Chrome up to date to access new features
